Angel of Vengeance: The Girl Who Shot the Governor of St....
Siljak, Ana
In the Russian winter of 1878 a shy, aristocratic young woman named Vera Zasulich walked into the office of the governor of St. Petersburg, pulled a revolver from underneath her shawl, and shot General Fedor Trepov point blank. Revenge!, she cried, for the governor`s brutal treatment of a political prisoner. Her trial for murder later that year became Russia`s trial of the century, closely followed by people all across Europe and America. On the day of the trial, huge crowds packed the courtroom. The cream of Russian society, attired in the finery of the day, arrived to witness the theatrical testimony and deliberations in the case of the young angel of vengeance. After the trial, Vera became a celebrated martyr for all social classes in...
ISBN: 978-0-312-36401-4
Издательство:
Macmillan Publishers
Дата выхода: декабрь 2012
